Normally I am all for new things, but here I have to agree with Eric. We have a number of clients that have rather old versions of various software, including really really old installations of Tomcat (security holes and all). They are not willing to upgrade either. And I am not talking about small companies here, but rather about companies that have their own major buildings in the center of London (don't want to mention names at the moment)
Btw, I can see how getResourcePaths() will help with the implementation of Tapestry Lite. Perhaps if Tapestry can make a runtime determination of the servlet API version available and decide on a course of action based on it, so that it can work with both 2.1 and 2.3, that would be ideal. Basically, if only non-essential parts are dependent on 2.3, then that would make it workable. Best regards, -mb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schneider, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 10:46 PM Subject: RE: [Tapestry-developer] Servlet API 2.3 > Hi, > > I would ask that you not go for it. We have a large client that uses > iPlanet/SunOne server. The current 'enterprise' version is 6.5, which isn't > 2.3 compliant or compatible with the 1.4 jdk. The recent 7.0 release is > just fluff. They left out major features included in the 6.5 version. The > 'real' 7.0 release is scheduled for May of next year. > > Using 2.3 features in tapestry would definitely cause problems on this app > server. If it's not necessary, I'd say wait a bit longer. > > BTW, I'd like to add that iPlanet completely sucks. Avoid it like the > plague. > > Eric > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luis Neves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 3:02 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Tapestry-developer] Servlet API 2.3 > > > > > > > > See: > > http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/industry.html > > > > Looking at the list of servers that suppport the Servlet API > > 2.3 I say go for > > it. > > > > Best regards, > > Luis Neves > > > > > > > > On Monday 02 December 2002 15:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Currently, Tapestry uses no features of the Servlet API > > newer than 2.1. > > > > > > What would be the impact of ratcheting Tapestry forward to > > Servlet API 2.3? > > > > > > There are features in 2.3 that would simplify and improve > > implementation of > > > Tapestry Lite. For example, > > ServletContext.getResourcePaths() which allows > > > the application to list files in the context. > > > > > > On the other hand, not all servers support 2.3. WebSphere > > 4 has always > > > been lagging ... WebLogic 6 seems to have only partial > > support. What about > > > Resin and others? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T > > handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! > > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0002en > > _______________________________________________ > > Tapestry-developer mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This message, including any attachments, contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > TIAA-CREF > ********************************************************************** > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T > handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0002en > _______________________________________________ > Tapestry-developer mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0002en _______________________________________________ Tapestry-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer
